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GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1914.

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ELEAZER RAINS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application fi1ed February 10, 1914. Serial No. 817,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELEAZER I. RAINS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ln-' dianapolis, in the county of. lllarion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is' a specification.

This invention relates to pockets of the patch-pocket type, to be used on wearing apparel such as coats and overcoats; and the object of the invention consists in the provision of a patch-pocket which may be employed in addition to the usual pockets that obtain in the ordinary coats and overcoats worn by men.

A further object of the invention consists in the provision of a patch-pocket for coats whereby the ordinary well known coat worn by men maybe so converted as to accord with a prevailing style of the patclrpocket type, which style may last only for one season, and when the style changes the pockets may be removed and thus restore the coat to the old and well recognized standard style, thereby preventing a large amount of dead stock being left on the hands of retail dealers, as often happens when styles change in the matter of clothing.

A further object of the invention consists in the provision of a patch-pocket to be used in connection with the ordinary pocket in the coat, in which the patcl1-pocket eXternally represents the existing style of the garment, while the inner pocket is employed in carrying heavy objects, thereby leaving the outer surface of the garment smooth, the bagging effect incident to carrying heavy objects in a patch-pocket being eliminated.

I accomplish the above objects of the invention by means-of the construction and arrangement of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary detail view in elevation of a garment showing the mouth of the usual and well known pocket therein, together with the patch-pocket in operative position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view in which a part of the stitchings is cut allowing the patch-pocket to be bent away from the garment, showing the opening to the old and well known pocket together With the usual flap. Fig. 3 is a sectional View throughthe garment and the usual pocket and also the patch-pocket. Fig. 4 is a modified construction of the pocket.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents the fabric composing the body of the garment.

11 is the old and well known pocket usually foundin coats and overcoats worn by men.

12 is the opening leading into the pocket 11, and 13 is the old and well known flap that may be let down to close the opening leading into the pocket 11.

As is well known in the manufacture of coats the patch-pocket style consists in merely sewing a piece of fabric 15 upon the outer surface of the garment 10, these pockets being located at the same places on the garment where the usual concealed pockets are located. It is also well recognized in the manufacture of coats that the patchpocket is a radical departure from the concealed pocket, readily discernible, so that when the style changes it is readily observable that the wearer of such a coat is out of style. This fact is so evident that goods left in the hands of retail merchants are unsalable, and can only be sold at a great sacrifice. It is one of the main objects of this invention to remedy this serious and vital objection by employing the ordinary coat and converting it into a patch-pocket coat by sewing the patch-pockets upon the garment over the concealed pockets in the coat. See Fig. 1. By means of this arrangement the coat is in accord with the prevailing style, and in view of the fact that the pocket 11 may be used to carry heavy objects, as illustrated by X in Fig. 3, the patch-pocket 15 is prevented from bagging. This bagging is objectionable and results from carrying packages in the pockets, the material forming the patch-pockets being distorted by the weight so that the pockets retain a bulged appearance after the articles are removed, and constitutes one of the greatest objections against the patch-pocket style of a coat.

The upper edges of the patch-pockets 15 are placed in line with the upper edges of the openings leading into the concealed pockets 11 so that the usual and well known flaps 13 may be retained if desired. The flaps 13 may be folded down over the exterior faces of the patch-pockets 15, as shown in Fig. 2, or they may be inserted into the openings formed by the patch-pockets 15, thereby closing the openings leading into the inner pockets 11 but leaving the patch-pockets open and easily accessible.

Fig. l of the drawings illustrates a modified construction of the inner pocket 11 in Which the end walls of the pocket are formed similarly to an accordion plait to allow the pocket to be extended to provide additional room for small boxes or packages without marring the smooth external surface of the garment.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A garment provided with a slot, a concealed pocket having front and back walls on the interior of said garment, the front and back walls of said concealed pocket being attached to the edges of the garment defining said slot, a flap for covering the slot, and a patch pocket arranged on the exterior of the garment and over said concealed pocket.

2'. A garment provided with a slot, a concealed pocket having front and back walls Copies of this patent'may be obtained for on the interior of said garment, the front and back Walls of said concealed pocket being attached to the edges of the garment defining said slot, and a patch pocket arranged on the exterior of the garment and over the said concealed pocket, the upper edge of said patch pocket concealing the slot forming mouth of the concealed pocket.

3. A garment provided with a slot, a concealed pocket having front and back walls on the interior of said garment, the front and back walls of said concealed pocket being attached to the edges of the garment defining said slot, a patch pocket arranged on the exterior of the garment and over the said concealed pocket, the upper edge of said patch pocket concealing the slot forming mouth of the concealed pocket, and a flap common to both pockets.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 2nd day of February, A. one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

ELEAZER I. RAINS. [L. s]

WVitnesses:

F. W. VVOERNER, I. L. LARSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

